North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2013

North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2013

Full title	To improve the enforcement of sanctions against the Government of North Korea, and for other purposes.
Introduced in	113th United States Congress
Introduced on	April 26, 2013
Sponsored by	Rep. Edward R. Royce (R, CA-39)
Number of co-sponsors	7
Effects and codifications
Act(s) affected	International Emergency Economic Powers Act, North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, Investment Company Act of 1940, North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and others.
U.S.C. section(s) affected	31 U.S.C. § 5312, 50 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq., 18 U.S.C. § 981, 18 U.S.C. § 1956, 31 U.S.C. § 5318A, and others.
Agencies affected	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Central Intelligence Agency, United States Congress, United States Department of State, United States Department of the Treasury, United States Department of Justice, General Services Administration, United States Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Executive Office of the President, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 1771 by Rep. Edward R. Royce (R, CA-39) on April 26, 2013 Committee consideration by: United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, United States House Committee on Ways and Means, United States House Committee on the Judiciary, United States House Committee on Financial Services, United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations Passed the House on July 28, 2014 (voice vote)

The North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2013 (H.R. 1771) was a bill that increases the Sanctions against North Korea, sanctions that are meant to punish or deter North Korea from pursuing nuclear proliferation.

The bill was passed by the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress, but never passed the Senate.

North Korea–United States relations developed primarily during the Korean War, but in recent years have been largely defined by North Korea's three tests of nuclear weapons, its development of long-range missiles capable of striking targets thousands of miles away, and its ongoing threats to strike the United States and South Korea with nuclear weapons and conventional forces.

The 2013 Korean crisis, also referred to as the North Korean crisis by media, was an escalation of tensions between North Korea and South Korea, the United States, and Japan that began because of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2087, which condemned North Korea for the launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2. The crisis was marked by extreme escalation of rhetoric by the new North Korean administration under Kim Jong-un and actions suggesting imminent nuclear attacks against South Korea, Japan, and the United States.

According to a recent Gallup poll, North Korea is the most disliked nation in the United States, with only about 11% of Americans viewing North Koreans favorably.

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